Question

    Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, ___________ he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. "Man, that's a big dog!" he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great___________, he saw that it wasn't a dog, but a wolf, running hard to___________ him.

Mac's heart jumped. He reached for the___________ from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar, he___________ the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf___________, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell back again, but only to quickly restart its___________.

The wolf was getting closer and closer, ___________ a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile___________ hard. He knew clearly that he must be careful not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a____________ of the wolf.

Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they  ____________ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got____________, they realized it was a wolf.

Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car turned around the____________, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac____________ off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the____________ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

It was quite a while before Mac became calm and cried out: "I thought I was going to die!"And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.

1.A.but B.so C.for D.or

2.A.regret B.disappointment C.fear D.anger

3.A.catch up with B.break away from C.give in to D.come back to

4.A.hammer B.stick C.gun D.spray

5.A.dropped B.fired C.threw D.held

6.A.in turn B.at last C.in time D.at random

7.A.flight B.race C.journey D.attack

8.A.still B.just C.also D.even

9.A.kicked B.rode C.hit D.pressed

10.A.victim B.competitor C.killer D.protector

11.A.decided B.declared C.assumed D.found

12.A.faster B.closer C.stronger D.wiser

13.A.climber B.motorist C.cyclist D.runner

14.A.sent B.fell C.turned D.jumped

15.A.frightened B.worried C.discouraged D.confused

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一段故事，Mac在骑自行车旅行的途中遇到狼，尽管他努力了，但是仍然没有击退狼，在他快要放弃认为自己肯定会成为狼的美餐时，Paul and Becky发现了这一切，机智地救了Mac。

1.考查连词词义辨析。句意：他背着一个30磅重的露营袋，所以他骑得不是很快。A. but但是；B. so因此；C. for因为；D. or或者。根据句意和语境可知，他带着一个30磅的露营包，所以骑的并不快。故选B项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他向旁边看了看，但是令他害怕的是，他发现那不是一只狗，而是一只狼，正拼命地追着他。A. regret后悔；遗憾；B. disappointment失望；C. fear害怕；D. anger气愤。根据上句提到听到后面有喘息声，他认为是狗，结果看到是一只狼在追她，自然感到很害怕。故选C项。

3.考查动词词组辨析。句意：他向旁边看了看，但是令他害怕的是，他发现那不是一只狗，而是一只狼，正拼命地追着他。A. catch up with赶上；B. break away from脱离；C. give in to向……屈服；D. come back to回到。根据句意和running hard可知，这只狼应是在追赶他。故选A项。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他伸手去拿袋子里的喷雾剂。A. hammer锤子；B. stick 棍子；C. gun枪；D. spray喷雾。根据后文内容“he_____5_____ the spray.”可知，他要去拿袋子里的喷雾。故选D项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一只手握住自行车把手，他打开了喷剂喷向这只狼。A. dropped下降；掉落；B. fired 开（枪）；着火；C. threw扔；掷；D. held握住。根据后文“A bright red cloud covered the wolf”可知，一只手握住自行车把手，他打开了喷剂喷向这只狼。选项B fired 用在句中可表达“喷洒”含义。故选B项。

6.考查介词短语辨析。句意：一团鲜红的云状气体及时地遮住了狼，它摇着头向后倒去。A. in turn轮流；B. at last最后；C. in time及时，终于；D. at random胡乱，任意地。根据该句中的“it fell back, shaking its head”可知，狼后退了，红色喷雾喷出的很及时。故选C项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他又喷了一遍，狼退了回去，但很快又开始攻击。A. flight航班；B. race竞赛；比赛；C. journey旅程；D. attack攻击。根据前文“But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time，and the wolf fell back again…”可知，狼虽然被喷到了，后退了，但是不断地重新进行攻击。故选D项。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：狼离越来越近，只有十几码远。A. still仍然；还；B. just仅仅；只是；C. also也；D. even甚至。根据前文“The wolf was getting closer and closer”可知，狼在逼近他，因此这里的副词起到强调距离很近的作用：仅仅十几码的距离。故选B项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦克朝过往的汽车司机挥手叫嚷，但同时也骑得飞快。A. kicked 踢；B. rode骑车；C. hit击打；D. pressed挤压。根据“Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon，”可知，他在骑自行车。故选B项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他清楚地知道他必须小心不要放慢速度。否则，他将成为狼的受害者。A. victim受害者；B. competitor竞争者；对手；C. killer杀手；D. protector防御者；保护者。根据句意和语境可知，如果不努力骑车，他就会被狼吃掉，成为狼的盘中餐。故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从远处，他们认为他们看见一条狗在追赶一个自行车上的人。 A. decided决定；B. declared宣布；宣告；C. assumed设想；D. found发现。根据“they spotted what they _____11_____ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got_____12_____，they realized it was a wolf.”可知，从远处，他们认为他们看见一条狗在追赶一个自行车上的人，当他们靠近发现是狼。可知，从远处他们猜测（assume）是狗。故选C项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他们靠近时，他们发现那是一只狼。 A. faster更快的；B. closer更近的；C. stronger更强壮的；D. wiser更聪明的。根据句意和语境可知，当他们靠近时才发现是狼。故选B项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：汽车绕过那个骑自行车的人，然后突然停在他前面。A. climber攀登者；B. motorist汽车驾驶员；C. cyclist骑自行车者；D. runner跑步者。汽车在这个骑自行车的人附近转动方向，然后忽然停在他前面，“him”指代“the cyclist”。故选C项．

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦克跳下自行车，冲向汽车的后门。A. sent发送；B. fell跌落；C. turned转身；D. jumped跳跃。根据下文“off the bike”，可知Mac 跳下自行车。故选D项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：保罗迅速打开门，让麦克进来，那个吓坏了的男士一头扎进去，随手把门关上。A. frightened害怕的；B. worried担心的；C. discouraged气馁的；沮丧的；D. confused困惑的。根据后文“I thought I was going to die!”描述可知，他被狼追，原以为自己会被吃掉，应该是感到害怕。故选A项。